Chapter 1700 Shao Ting

At Zhou Hou Mansion, Qingxue took the painting back and asked, "Madam, would you like to open it and take a look now?"

Zhulan was excited, "Open it and read it now."

Qingxue asked the two little girls to open the scroll, which was nine feet long and depicted the scene of Zhulan giving a speech on stage.

Zhulan looked at the scroll carefully. She had hired several painters at the time in order to restore the entire scene. "Okay, okay."

This is evidence, proving her existence, so she must preserve it well. Reaching out and carefully touching the scroll, Zhulan's eyes turned red. It was so full of historical significance.

Zhulan did not put away the painting, but placed it on the table waiting for Shuren to come home.

Zhou Shuren came back from the government office. Before he even entered the house, his wife came out to greet him. "Are you waiting for me?"

Zhulan held Shuren's hand and said, "I'll show you the surprise we promised you."

Zhou Shuren shook his wife's hand back and said, "You are not young anymore, walk slower."

"With you here, I'm not afraid of falling."

Zhou Shuren didn't say anything but clenched his hands even tighter. He followed his wife to the table and asked, "Painting?"

"Open it and take a look."

Zhou Shuren was very curious, and he opened the painting, his eyes widening a little, "It is indeed a surprise."

"My idea is not bad."

"Yes, I want to leave a portrait too!"

Zhulan smiled, "Stay, we might even have textbooks in the future!"

Zhou Shuren was also excited after thinking about it, "Then I want to keep more portraits."

Zhulan's idea made the couple fall in love with portrait painting. During dinner, they also discussed inviting a few painters to their house. Well, the Zhou family is now well-off and can afford to hire multiple painters.

After dinner, Zhou Shuren looked at the painting again before letting it be put away. He fanned himself with a fan and said, "It's not the right time yet this year, and the temperature is a bit abnormal."

It's a bit hot today. I dare not look up at the sun when I go out. It makes me dizzy and uncomfortable.

Zhulan: "There won't be any natural disasters, right?"

Alas, humans are too insignificant in the face of natural disasters. Modern technology has solutions to some droughts and floods, but the ancient times were even more tragic. She has been in ancient times for so many years, but she is still afraid to hear about natural disasters, which would leave corpses everywhere.

Zhou Shuren: "I don't know either."

The couple looked at each other, worry in their eyes.

The next day, Zhulan was going to the academy. She unexpectedly saw Minghui when she got on the carriage. "You want to go with us?"

Minghui, "Sun'er is worried about you."

Zhu Lan didn't believe it. She was really worried about why she didn't follow him before. "Don't you have any other purpose?"

Minghui spread his hands and said, "Really not."

Zhulan: "Hehe."

Minghui, "!!"

The carriage arrived at the academy, and classes had already started. Zhulan walked around each classroom. The children were all very serious. Her eyes fell on the children's clothes. Those who could be sent to study here were all from wealthy families. There were no patches on their clothes, and the children only had hair ties on their hair. This was her requirement, that children were not allowed to wear bracelets or other jewelry when they entered school.

After seeing the children, Zhulan went back to the office to look through the list of female orphans. There were not many who were old enough to come of age. A few were kept in the girls' college, and the rest were still doing internships. Only those who were old enough to come of age could go to the grassland to teach.

There was a knock on the door and the female official came in. "Dean, there is a girl who wants to teach."

Zhulan became interested, "How old?"

Female officer: "Fourteen years old."

Zhulan became more interested. She didn't want to go to school, but to teach. She was brave enough to say, "Please let someone in."

The female official smiled and said, "Yes."

When she saw the girl, Zhulan thought she looked familiar, and then she remembered, "It turned out to be you."

The siblings were confused afterwards. Didn’t the sister want to come to study? Why did she apply for a job?

The girl was a little nervous. "Yes, I am a little girl. You can test me. I have read a lot of books."

Zhu Lan stared at the girl. The academy had no shortage of people to be enlightened, as there were many female orphans. The girl in front of her was very courageous. "I heard that you originally wanted to study in the academy."

The girl looked at Master Zhou. This guy actually said everything!

Zhulan narrowed her eyes. Why did she feel that the girl's application for the job today had something to do with her grandson?

The girl took a deep breath and said, "I do want to learn skills so that I can make money in the future, but I also care about my brother's opinion. If my brother studies, I will also study. After studying for many years, I think I am not bad, so I came here with courage."

Zhulan heard a lot of information. The brother and sister should depend on each other. The brother values ​​his sister very much, and the sister also wants to help him. "What's your name?"

The girl gently pinched her palms to encourage herself, and said, "My name is Shao Ting, I'm fourteen years old, and I live in Xiaoliu Village. I have an older brother."

Zhulan thought that the brothers and sisters really depended on each other, "The academy is not short of female teachers."

Seeing the girl's gloomy expression, he said, "However, I can give you a chance. If you can complete the task I assign to you within a month, I will keep you. This month's salary is 500 wen."

Shao Ting, "I will definitely not let the dean down."

Zhulan has a good impression of Shao Ting. As the first person who dared to recommend herself, she is willing to give her a chance.

After the girl and the court lady left, Zhulan turned her head to look at Sun Zi, "Tell me, what happened?"

Minghui touched his nose, "On the first day of school, Sunzi saw the brother and sister, and they were also watching. I said a few words. I met Miss Shao again in the capital a few days ago. Sunzi didn't say anything, just said that he could give it a try."

Zhulan snorted. Her own children understood her temper, so Minghui dared to suggest that Sunzi came today for Miss Shao. "You are really kind-hearted."

Minghui quickly explained, "Sun'er just admires the brother and sister and thinks they are a good match."

Otherwise, he would not say anything about his bad character. He was too lazy to even take a look and thought that the Shao brothers and sisters were more compatible with him.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhulan took her grandson back to Beijing. When it was almost noon and the weather was hot, Zhulan said, "You don't need to fan me. You look so hot."

Minghui, "Today is hotter than yesterday. The temperature is abnormal."

Zhulan sighed, "I hope these few days are the only abnormalities."

Not long after returning home, Rongchuan came. Zhulan handed the letter to him, "Take a look."

After reading the letter, Rongchuan said, "It is not easy to integrate ethnic groups. Wu Ming's proposal should be supported. Mingyun sent the letter back first to communicate. Wu Ming's memorial should be on the way to Beijing."

Zhulan: "Yeah."

Rongchuan smiled and said, "Ask who is willing to go. If anyone volunteers to go, I will help them get some benefits."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Rongchuan said again: "Mother, the weather has been warm recently, you can just send someone to the academy, you don't have to go there in person."

He was afraid that the old lady would get heatstroke due to her age!

Zhu Lan didn't respond, "I still have to go in person. I'm the dean and there are so many people watching over me!"

Rongchuan, "Then you should pay more attention to rest."

"Okay, don't worry about me. Your father and I cherish our lives."

Now that she has a career, she is reluctant to die and is even less willing to die.

Rongchuan sat for a while before leaving. Zhulan rubbed her forehead, which suddenly felt hot and uncomfortable, so she stood up and went back to the room to lie down for a while.

When Zhulan woke up, Li came in a hurry, "Mom."

(End of this chapter)